Murphy C. Anderson Jr. was an American comics artist, known as one of the premier inkers of his era, who worked for companies such as DC Comics for over fifty years, starting in the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. He worked on such characters as Hawkman, Batgirl, Zatanna, the Spectre, and Superman, as well as on the Buck Rogers daily syndicated newspaper comic strip. Anderson also contributed for many years to PS, the preventive maintenance comics magazine of the U.S. Army.
Anderson in the 2010s.
"Star Pirate" splash page, Planet Comics #50 (Sept. 1947), penciled and inked by Anderson
Hawkman is a DC Comics superhero. He is the Silver Age, Bronze Age and New 52 Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert, he first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #34. There are two versions of Katar Hol, the Silver Age/Pre-Crisis version and the post-Hawkworld/Post-Crisis version.
Hawkman with Atom. Art by Alex Ross
The Brave and the Bold #36 (1961). Art by Joe Kubert
The Silver Age Katar Hol in Hawkman # 12 (February–March 1966). Art by Murphy Anderson.
Katar Hol and Shayera Hol. Art by Graham Nolan.